Justice League Adventures #20

The grinning, split-shadowed face of the Psycho-Pirate dominates this August 2003 cover, his unsettling golden mask rendered in bold animated style by cover artist Butch Lukic. Surrounding him are six Justice Leaguers clearly in his grip — Martian Manhunter and Superman above, Batman and The Flash to the left, and Hawkgirl and Wonder Woman clashing below — their dramatic poses hinting at a team pushed to its emotional limits. It's a vivid, dynamic spread that makes "Prisoners of the Psycho-Pirate!" feel like exactly the kind of threat only the full League could hope to face.